Mercury-Atlas 6
Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the first crewed American orbital spaceflight, which took place on February 20, 1962. Piloted by astronaut John Glenn and operated by NASA as part of Project Mercury, it was the fifth human spaceflight, preceded by Soviet orbital flights Vostok 1 and 2 and American sub-orbital flights Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4.
- Programme
- Project Mercury
- Lancement
- 20 févr. 1962
- Retour
- 20 févr. 1962
- Résultat
- Succès
Équipage
- 🇺🇸 John Glenn —